The '''Police Patrol''' is a [[Declasse]] [[Merit]] [[Police Car|modified for police service]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. In [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], it is depicted as a generic police car, possibly representing both GTA IV's Police Patrol, as well as the [[Police Cruiser]].

The '''Police Patrol''' is a [[Declasse]] [[Merit]] [[Police Car|modified for police service]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. In [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], it is depicted as a generic police car, possibly representing both GTA IV's Police Patrol, as well as the [[Police Cruiser]].

Description

The Patrol is generally used as a patrol vehicle rather than a pursuit vehicle, due to it being slower and heavier than the Police Cruiser (the acceleration is about the same); despite its supposed role, the car is as common as the Cruiser, appearing relatively frequently as a traffic vehicle. Like the Cruiser, the Patrol's livery is clearly based on that of the New York Police Department's vehicles, and is equipped with an interactive police computer. The Police Patrol's front is modeled after the eighth generation Chevrolet Impala Police Edition while the back is from the ninth generation.

In GTA Chinatown Wars, the Patrol bears LAPD-style markings, rather than the NYPD style, making the car more immediately recognizable as a police car; the car also incorporate GTA IV's police computer for use in vigilante side missions. In cutscences, it is depicted with omitted rear quarter glasses.

Like other emergency vehicles with a roof-mounted lightbar in GTA IV, the Police Patrol's siren will malfunction by wailing in random, distorted pitches if the strobe light housing is significantly damaged by gunfire, falling objects, or rolling of the vehicle. The second and third sirens noises are also disabled, leaving the car with only the malfunctioning siren noise.

Under the lightbar, there may be a wiring hole that is found on the taxi models for the roof signs, possibly hinting the taxi variant was created before the police variant.